Blue card to be introduced in football.

[EarnOnVictor]

Well, I'm open to innovations and advancements in any field and facets of life, but this blue card of a thing, I do not think it makes sense. In 1970 when the yellow and red cards were introduced, it was a very good initiative and welcome development even as they justified the reason. This is why they could effectively and successfully use them till today. But this blue card, when I read of it just yesterday, I was so curious to know the purpose it would serve. But sadly, I see nothing so different from what is in football at the moment. They can use it together with a yellow card to determine expulsion from the match, so I see nothing so important in using it as far as I am concerned.

Let the time come, but I see more referees making mistakes in their use initially...

[AprilioMP]

A quick response to the introduction of the blue card rule came from various groups who expressed what they thought and FIFA also responded quickly to the spread of this blue card. FIFA's response was that it was incorrect and premature[1].

I personally think that implementing this blue card will not be effective because basically it will make a match look even funnier if I examine the mechanism for a player who gets a blue card while the match is in progress.
In fact, I want FIFA as the highest organization to utilize existing ones, including the VAR system, to provide fairness in match results.
There has been a slanted assessment of the slanted card rules and this assessment indicates that FIFA will try to build new business again.

[emrecemsan]

I think that blue card has no use for football. It would just make the sport different than football. Waiting outside the pitch temporarily because of a punishment reminds me of handball rules. 

If a player is complaining about an incident more than enough or trying to deceive you then you can just show your yellow card and move on. Is there really a need for inventing a new card for this for real? Of course, I'm not against new inventions in football. However new inventions should be targeting to improve the quality rather than trying unnecessary things. 

[ethereumhunter]

I don't know whether it can provide innovations in football because it has only happened in your country. Maybe if other countries also implement the same thing and more countries implement it, maybe we will see that it will become an innovation in the football world. But seeing this was strange because it was the first time I had heard it. It may also change some existing rules because this blue card gives a different impression from what we have seen. But if some people want to introduce it internationally, seeing other countries responses is worth seeing.

[Natsuu]

I think I have heard about it also, but the blue card will only be issued if a player made a tactical foul, just as the one that happened yesterday night at the African cup of nations between Nigeria vs south Africa, where the captain of the Nigerian team trust Ekong stop a counter attack by pulling a south Africa players shirt opening, just to stop the counter.

I believe that since the beautiful game of football is getting more modernize by the day, this particular blue card of a thing is a welcome development, since var and goal line technology is already in place in today's football.

I think so too. Change is okay. Adding the blue card for tactical fouls feels like a cool step in football's evolution, especially with VAR and all. It's like giving a slap on the wrist for disrupting the game without going full red or yellow. It might make things fairer without being too harsh

[piebeyb]

I don't think this change is necessary, let alone having to apply it to all football championships throughout the world, maybe it's only natural to implement it in certain countries but it seems it will be difficult if it is applied to big leagues and championships in Europe, after all something new will only hinder things. which has been going on for a long time, why do there have to be blue cards when yellow and red cards are more than enough to punish players who violate the field.

What kind of strange idea is this is actually not very useful to implement in the big European leagues because it will certainly make it difficult to make changes if you add a blue card in every match, but it all comes back to FIFA and I'm sure it won't happen and is just an idea. in my opinion there is no need to be too serious about this kind of thing because it is not possible to implement it because there is not much support about the blue card, personally I also don't really support this idea because I think it is strange and implementing it will only look even stranger. 

[Justbillywitt]

This is going to really change the game and for me I don't really understand the main reason why this blue card of a thing. What kind of foul should be considered as being worthy of blue card? With so much rules coming in lately in football there is every possibility that the joy that football brings is going to diminish. This is a stupid idea and should be brush out.

[boltz]

I think we don't need an extra card for football as yellow and red are enough. However, there was talks about an orange card that would be between yellow and red but once again , I don't think that is a good idea either.

What I would love to be change right now is the way the changes are being made because in some games we literally lose around 10 minutes to changes and other random pauses in the games so basically we have only 80 minutes of football almost every game and this is a subject that needs attention right now and Uefa knows it.

[TopTort777]

What kind of foul should be considered as being worthy of blue card?

That is also I dont understand. If it is severe rule violation or unsportsmanlike conduct, then it is a red card. Yellow card is already a huge warning. Sometimes it is given to chill out one player or a team. Then blue must be given for something more light. Like showing no respect, when instead of giving ball to opponent for throwing-in, players throws it away. But making teams play 10 vs 9 for whole 10 minutes because of that is absurd.

What next? Introducing delayed penalty or give free shootout if player seriously violated rules during 1 vs 1 situation but not in penalty or goal area?

[Blitzboy]

New innovations in football with the introduction of blue cards will certainly change the new face of football. Before this innovation is officially introduced and approved by FIFA to be implemented in international football, it is necessary to review the types of violations that are worthy of a blue card.

So far, the latest breakthrough known as "VAR" has not been fully effective, even though referees can directly watch customers or players who are caught offside before scoring a goal, but the VAR innovation still raises pros and cons due to controversial referee decisions. I would prefer that an independent institution be formed to supervise every decision of a referee who is proven to have made a controversial decision that could be detrimental to one party. This independent party only supervises the decisions of referees who are deemed to be lame or not neutral in officiating a match.

How can this independent institution stay impartial? Another layer of bureaucracy could be as unpopular as the decisions it judges. Supervisory control and overreach are delicate. Open reviews with clear criteria and club, player, and fan involvement are my proposal. Community and shared responsibility for game integrity may result.

Blue card infractions must be defined. Players should be treated fairly and respectfully, not merely punished. Blue card offenses must be clearly distinguished from yellow or red card violations before their adoption. A clear differentiation is needed for players, coaches, and spectators to embrace the new system. The game should benefit from such innovations, not be complicated. We must keep football's spirit while embracing new changes as we enter this new territory.

[moneystery]

i don't think it's an innovation because it's not a necessary rule in football. we've already been introduced to red cards and yellow cards, and i don't think there's any need to add another new rule that would just make the game even more boring.

it would be better for the football federation to focus more on organizational management and improving regulations, rather than having to deal with football regulations that are not really needed by the players and fans.

[umbara ardian]

There's the confusion factor. Adding a new card is like adding another button to a remote – unnecessary and confusing for players, refs, and even fans. Remember the struggle to learn yellow vs red cards? Yeah, that times two.

And what's the point if a blue card basically means two yellows anyway? It's like inventing a new word for "water" – kinda pointless, right? Maybe just enforcing the old rules better would do the trick.

Now, testing this blue card in smaller leagues ain't a bad idea. Like trying on a new outfit before buying it, right? But before we go all-in, let's explore other options. Maybe stricter rules, better ref-player communication, or even some fancy tech to help refs out.

[Lida93]

This is definitely going to change the face of football and impression of fans towards certain decisions when taken by the referee regarding fouls action by players that should ordinarily by given a red card and the player is rather given a yellow card just to stay away from the game for a few minutes.

Some players might intensionally foul another player in a manner that is uncalled for believing that at most he may be giving just a blue card to spend sometime outside the field of play and later get back, but with the red card which takes you totally out of the game it puts a lot of caution into the mind of players that some inappropriate attitudes they will not want to display knowing fully that is a total out which may even lead to losing the next game.

In my opinion and thought, this blue card is just an unnecessary innovation at the moment, maybe not at this stage.

[MAAManda]

There is  these news going round about blue card sin-bins that is said to be introduced as one of the rules in football.
Basically the whole idea of this blue card sin-bins is to punish players that have committed foul against another player, so when the referee shows you blue card, you are to go outside and stay for 10 minutes while the game will still be going on, you will remain there for 10 minutes then you come back afterwards and continue with the game, however this does not take the place of yellow card and the red card.

This is a rule that does not make football better at all, in contrast to VAR, even though it was initially criticized by the public, in fact VAR has had a good impact on football. But this? what was the main concern that they had to create a new type of card?

Now the blue card, in the future? green? I think it would be better if football change to UNO. I also heard that blue cards can also accumulate into red cards with the following composition: 1. Yellow + Blue = Red | 2. Blue + Blue = Red. It's real?

[len01]

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It seems that this news will not really be implemented in the big leagues because adding a blue card just something very ridiculous and will destroy the rules of football that have been well established for a long time.
it might make sense for a referee to issue a different card to a spectator as was the case in another thread at that time, but to issue a different card to a player seems to me very unreasonable and I will not agree.

[Spaceman1000$]

In my opinion, that idea is not necessary it will cause so much confusion in football and undue favouritism. Do you know that 10mins is capable of deciding a football game? Imagine three players of the same team committing a foul almost the same time and then being given a blue card to stay outside for 10 minutes. Remember giving a blue can will be the prerogative of a referee and so how do you draw the line between when to give a yellow card and a blue card or when to issue a warning?

This will kill the sports and generate so many contentions after each game. Let us rather look for a way to provide solutions to the problems associated with VAR as VAR has failed in some games, especially in the premier league.

The reason why the idea of telling a player to stay out for 10 minutes flourished in your locality as you have pointed out is because you cannot give a player a red card and also giving a player a yellow card would amount to nothing since players don`t pay for the card given.

Well, I think one of the reason is to make sure that they build into the consciousness of players that if you tackle your opponent  wrongly you are going out for the next 10 minutes, hence you know that these will be your punishment and it will affect the overall performance of your team in the next 10 minutes, you wouldn't want to do that wrong tackling.
I think in all is to build that safety precaution for footballers because their legs are their office, so laws should be made to protect those legs and this is one of those laws because football is all about Fair play.

To a enlarge extent VAR has contributed to a great success of football ever since it was established, if there are one or two issues associated with VAR then think about those days that we did not have VAR at all, how bad they where.

[348Judah]

There is  these news going round about blue card sin-bins that is said to be introduced as one of the rules in football.
Basically the whole idea of this blue card sin-bins is to punish players that have committed foul against another player, so when the referee shows you blue card, you are to go outside and stay for 10 minutes while the game will still be going on, you will remain there for 10 minutes then you come back afterwards and continue with the game, however this does not take the place of yellow card and the red card.

I also don't buy the idea of this blue card, people already have been used to the effect of red and yellow card in matches, if a player commits, then he goes for it by been issued a yellow card for warning to play with caution and t it repeated itself, he have it the second time and the third time will lead to another type of card he wouldn't have love to have because that will be red card, using a blue card will not be as effective as that of yellow card, yellow signifies for warning to take caution, if one is given blue card on several occasion, how will be treated with yellow card.

[Casdinyard]

There is  these news going round about blue card sin-bins that is said to be introduced as one of the rules in football.
Basically the whole idea of this blue card sin-bins is to punish players that have committed foul against another player, so when the referee shows you blue card, you are to go outside and stay for 10 minutes while the game will still be going on, you will remain there for 10 minutes then you come back afterwards and continue with the game, however this does not take the place of yellow card and the red card.

Locally in my country Nigeria we used to do this for small goal post that is normally called monkey post, if a player tackles his opponent wrongly, we used to tell the prayer to go out and stay for some minutes and then come back, because it's most times a five aside game, so we don't usually use cards. but seeing these rules wanting to be introduced on the international scene surprises me.

So guys how do you see this new intended innovation, is it going to change the face of football across the world, let's have your opinion.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/02/08/blue-cards-to-be-introduced-for-football-sin-bins/

I don't see the appeal of the blue card. Like if they wanted to introduce a way to punish fouling in a contact sport like football, there are other ways for them to do so that wouldn't have to involve reinventing the whole wheel by introducing yet another card. They could've pretty much just went on with the yellow-card scheme and include the physical offense as grounds for getting one. I'd even argue this as being a better idea than just benching someone who have debilitated the other team through illegal means for 10 mins only, cause at the very least with the prospect of getting suspended or the threat of being suspended instead of getting, the players are looking at a real threat that could tip the scales of the game against their favor, this doesn't really happen when you're basically just putting them out of play for 10 mins. which they would've used to recuperate strength and stamina so they can continue.

Plus with how dramatic and creative football athletes can be when it comes to penalties it could even become a game where players deliberately hurt opponents so they can get their extra 10 mins. breaks when they need it, plus it works on their team's favor too as they could take out the key player while they are out there chugging on gatorade. There is a lot of nuance surrounding this new addition in the cards at play for football and I'm not happy about it.

[Sunderland]

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Now the blue card, in the future? green? I think it would be better if football change to UNO. I also heard that blue cards can also accumulate into red cards with the following composition: 1. Yellow + Blue = Red | 2. Blue + Blue = Red. It's real?

Yes that is correct and to answer your other question, a green card does exist and it ever been used in the conica world football cup (non FIFA affiliated).
A green card is almost the same as a red card and the difference is, after the ref sent the player from the pitch - the team able to substitute that player with note that team have not used all of their substitutes.
Also the player who got the green card is not excluded from the next match.

[goaldigger]

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It seems that this news will not really be implemented in the big leagues because adding a blue card is just something very ridiculous and will destroy the rules of football that have been well established for a long time.
it might make sense for a referee to issue a different card to a spectator as was the case in another thread at that time, but to issue a different card to a player seems to me very unreasonable and I will not agree.

Rules can still be changed and updated, and the idea of this is fine maybe the implementation will be different especially when you categorize physically foul that you committed to other players. If the major leagues will adapt this kind of new rule then many will follow. Though I agree that they can still use other card but having this one can discourage players from committing hard foul.